Dear Grandpa Massa: An Open Letter to my White Ancestor for Confederate Memorial Day
To: Captain Richard Henry Bellamy— From: Your Descendant, Mr. Michael W. Twitty, a published author Date: 4/23/2018, Confederate Memorial DayContinue Reading
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Michael Twitty, Afroculinaria | 50 People Who Are Changing the South in 2015 – Southern Living Mobile
http://www.southernliving.com/m/travel/people-changing-south-2015/michael-twitty-africulinaria I am pleased to announce that Southern Living, a magazine long revered in my family, named me and thisContinue Reading
#Ferguson : My Thoughts on an American Flashpoint
“…It was the corroboration of their worth and their power that they wanted, and not the corpse, still less theContinue Reading
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A Response to Your Responses: Part One
You see these two ladies in Birmingham, Alabama? I would have LOVED for my Grandmother to have met them. InContinue Reading
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Happy Birthday Grammy! We Miss You! January 12, 1925-October 21, 1990
Happy Birthday baby! Dear Grammy (Hazel Clintonia Todd Townsend), You would have been 87 today. Thank you for having myContinue Reading
Sex sells……
Okay if you are reading this post because the term “Sex” is in the title, then I’ve already got you..Continue Reading
The Cooking Gene: Food and Food History
There are four aspects to The Cooking Gene–Genealogy, Food History, Identity and Connection/Legacy. The campaign to fund the Southern DiscomfortContinue Reading
The Cooking Gene: The Southern Discomfort Tour: Genealogy
There are four aspects to The Cooking Gene–Genealogy, Food History, Identity and Connection. The campaign to fund the Southern DiscomfortContinue Reading
Announcing a New Project Take One: The Cooking Gene
It is the eve of the last Shabbat of 2011. I can’t get a hold of anybody. Everybody is gettingContinue Reading
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